Popular Zimbabwean comedian, abducted from home for ‘been a critic of the government’ in her skits

A popular comedian in Zimbabwe, who has been critical of the police and government in her skits, was abducted and beaten up overnight, colleagues and rights activists say.

Samantha Kureya, known by her stage name "Gonyeti" on the comedy show Bustop TV, was taken from her home on Wednesday night by armed gunmen, according to the Zimbabwe branch of the Media Institute of Southern Africa

She has since been found and is at a police station in the capital, Harare, with her brother.